befool
— Verb
– English
～ fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!"
befooling
— Noun
– English
～ derision of someone or something as foolish or absurd or inconsistent
before
— Adverb
– English
～ earlier in time; previously; "I had known her before"; "as I said before"; "he called me the day before but your call had come even earlier"; "her parents had died four years earlier"; "I mentioned that problem earlier"
before
— Adverb
– English
～ at or in the front; "I see the lights of a town ahead"; "the road ahead is foggy"; "staring straight ahead"; "we couldn't see over the heads of the people in front"; "with the cross of Jesus marching on before"
beforehand
— Adverb
– English
～ ahead of time; in anticipation; "when you pay ahead (or in advance) you receive a discount"; "We like to plan ahead"; "should have made reservations beforehand"
beforehand
— Adjective
– English
～ being ahead of time or need; "gave advance warning"; "was beforehand with her report"
befoul
— Verb
– English
～ spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"
befouled
— Adjective
– English
～ made dirty or foul; "a building befouled with soot"; "breathing air fouled and darkened with factory soot"
befoulment
— Noun
– English
～ the state of being polluted
befriend
— Verb
– English
～ become friends with; "John and Eric soon became friends"; "Have you made friends yet in your new environment?"
befuddle
— Verb
– English
～ be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"
befuddle
— Verb
– English
～ make stupid with alcohol
befuddled
— Adjective
– English
～ stupefied by alcoholic drink; "the wino's poor befuddled mind"; "a mind befogged with drink"
befuddled
— Adjective
– English
～ confused and vague; used especially of thinking; "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas"
befuddled
— Adjective
– English
～ perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt lost on the first day of school"
befuddlement
— Noun
– English
～ confusion resulting from failure to understand
beg
— Verb
– English
～ call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!"
beg
— Verb
– English
～ make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"